True Love! Cal and Mary Huffman were in their mid 20’s, had young twin boys, and loved to hunt and fish. In 1956, they were invited to stay and hunt at a friend’s cabin near West Bloomfield, Wisconsin.

Cal, toting a double barrel, flint-lock 12 gauge and Mary, a 16 gauge, double-barreled boom-stick, the two posted in a section of tight timber on the heart thumping end of a small deer drive. As the hoots and hollers of their hunting cronies closed in, a ginchy, boss buck coolly strolled out of the dense underbrush toward the couple. Instantly, Cal quietly whispered “get ’em” to his partner-forever, granitizing the extraordinary endearment he felt for his wife. An immediate blast from Mary’s barrel punctuated his loving sentiment. Unnerved by Cal’s self-sacrificing show of chivalry, Mary’s first shot only startled the brute. Steadied from the realization of her devoted husband’s steadfast love, the huntress’s second slug struck squarely and emptied the heart of the bruiser. Catching up with Cal and Mary, the sight of the tall, wide racked buck stretched out on the duff really razzed the berries of the drivers. Back at camp, a major celebration ensued.

Sadly, Mary’s own heart would give out at age 36, thus piercing the hearts of her family who loved her dearly. Years later, after Cal left to join Mary, their sons and son-in-law had the antlers scored and entered into the record books. Incredibly, Mary’s tremendous woodland stud remained the largest whitetail ever taken solo by a Wisconsin forest Diana for nearly 30 years. The legendary buck still stands as the biggest slain in Waushara County.